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the ladies always liked george washington. and washington had appeared on the scene. this is one of those times when i really wanted the facts to be other than what they are. but as historians, we have a responsibility. if you have to say what the records show. i did not want george washington to have been infatuated with sally fairfax. i just felt like i didn't need her in that picture. and i certainly -- [laughter] i certainly didn't need the miniseries that had vac key smith playing her -- jackie smith playing her. i thought that was much too unfair. [laughter] but the documents show he was infatwithouted. she was the beautiful -- infatuated. she was the beautiful next door neighbor, the wife of his friend. the flirtatious type of woman who enjoys holding other men on a string. his letters show that he was still infatuated with sally fairfax when he first met martha. and probably she gathered it pretty soon, you know? it's -- they say that love and a cold are two things you can't hide. i feel she probably guessed that -- not that there was something going on so muc
the ladies always liked george washington. and washington had appeared on the scene. this is one of those times when i really wanted the facts to be other than what they are. but as historians, we have a responsibility. if you have to say what the records show. i did not want george washington to have been infatuated with sally fairfax. i just felt like i didn't need her in that picture. and i certainly -- [laughter] i certainly didn't need the miniseries that had vac key smith playing her --...
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washington can't win the war by direct assault. the royal navy has so much power he cannot capture manhattan. one line had more artillery firepower than the entire american army. people in 10 shouldn't people forget how powerful these ships were. and so he's sitting there. and at a time when there are no helicopters or cars or computers, even though from the french army that says the admiral of the french navy leaves he could come with for six weeks. the entire opportunity was created because washington had the courage to send one third of his army to the south to fight general cornwallis very cornwallis won a victory at the courthouse in north carolina that cost him so much that he said two more victories like this and we will not have an army left. and they were gradually tearing up cornwallis is army. and he retreats expecting the royal navy to save him. and washington has this note. the french general says i am under your command. he managed to mask the british in manhattan, so they don't know that washington is on the move and
washington can't win the war by direct assault. the royal navy has so much power he cannot capture manhattan. one line had more artillery firepower than the entire american army. people in 10 shouldn't people forget how powerful these ships were. and so he's sitting there. and at a time when there are no helicopters or cars or computers, even though from the french army that says the admiral of the french navy leaves he could come with for six weeks. the entire opportunity was created because...
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similarly, washington had no money. congress passed a budget, but had not appropriated any money, and no funds were due to come in until springtime. meanwhile, the president had to run the office, show sent hamilton, the secretary of treasury, to the local banks to borrow money, and he spent it without the authorization of congress. as a result of that, they created the bank of the united states which was the predecessor of the federal reserve, which now has a money from which the president can draw when congress is not there. congress still has to appropriate the funds and deposit them to see that they are deposited in the federal reserve. the president now has the right because of the precedent set by washington to spend money when he feels like it, and he does. >> so was there political discussion among the public about these actions, and what was the reaction? >> well, yes and no. remember at that time there was a dozen or two newspapers so there was no radio or tv. by the time news reached the public, it was often
similarly, washington had no money. congress passed a budget, but had not appropriated any money, and no funds were due to come in until springtime. meanwhile, the president had to run the office, show sent hamilton, the secretary of treasury, to the local banks to borrow money, and he spent it without the authorization of congress. as a result of that, they created the bank of the united states which was the predecessor of the federal reserve, which now has a money from which the president can...
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in washington, in washington, washington had about 30,000 people then as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington actually in 1830 were free, were not slaves. out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. some were prosperous and others were getting there fast. there was a man named lynch wormly who owned a big livery stable two blocks from the white house and he served horses to the city's taxi trade. he was a free black man from madagascar. there were a couple, two brothers, thomas and, thomas and isaac carey. they own ad couple of barber shops on pennsylvania avenue the they came from a free black family in virginia that had been free for generations. one of those black families that owned slaves themselves. the carey brothers while they were cutting hair would sell antislavery publications on the sly, on the side. the hero of the book, beverly snow, ran the city's finest restaurant called the epcurian eating house. he is hero of the book. i think of him as a barack obama slightly ahead of his time. intelligent mixed ra
in washington, in washington, washington had about 30,000 people then as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington actually in 1830 were free, were not slaves. out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. some were prosperous and others were getting there fast. there was a man named lynch wormly who owned a big livery stable two blocks from the white house and he served horses to the city's taxi trade. he was a free black man from...
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washington's favorite tavern. i miss episodes in the early teens centuries and within the cms today was built circa 1785 and a new addition was added 1782. but the new edition is over 200 years, too. other famous people who died here, including john adams, thomas jefferson, james madison. thomas jefferson had his dinner here. john cassidy had a terrific reputation for hospitality. he was no for the really great dinners he would serve. so use well-known all over the area and that's why the president of the united days to come here because it was probably the best place to eat in this entire area. the last year to establish restaurant in baltimore and washington city. when you think about george washington, you think of them as living the revolutionary war and being this is correct or in your dollar bill. but what is needed that gadsby's tavern is you see and dining and drinking, dancing. he loved to dance, telling stories, meeting friends to your and having conversations. ecm is a real person, not as a statue. we a
washington's favorite tavern. i miss episodes in the early teens centuries and within the cms today was built circa 1785 and a new addition was added 1782. but the new edition is over 200 years, too. other famous people who died here, including john adams, thomas jefferson, james madison. thomas jefferson had his dinner here. john cassidy had a terrific reputation for hospitality. he was no for the really great dinners he would serve. so use well-known all over the area and that's why the...
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as george washington. this the is photo of the crowd going to the president lincoln inaugural address. with two interviews with abraham lincoln. summer 1863 he read president lincoln riot act to fully enlist the black troops if we win this war. and lewis douglas who s frederick's eldest son was on the beaches of fort wagner with the massachusetts volunteer infantry. and lewis douglas is with the folks that charged fort wagner. so douglas said hey. get with the program. if we win the war we will need to unleash this force. then he comes back and meets with him. and they were buddies. and had a mutual respect for eachother. recent books that have come out there. was a play it forward theatre and i try i'd to move pack beyond that. but douglases in the crowd. the second inaugural. it is very, very well-known story. that i will tell that again. and it crash the executive manning that everybody some people know this story. that douglas is trying to get. and the police say. who you are. we cannot admit. and you
as george washington. this the is photo of the crowd going to the president lincoln inaugural address. with two interviews with abraham lincoln. summer 1863 he read president lincoln riot act to fully enlist the black troops if we win this war. and lewis douglas who s frederick's eldest son was on the beaches of fort wagner with the massachusetts volunteer infantry. and lewis douglas is with the folks that charged fort wagner. so douglas said hey. get with the program. if we win the war we will...
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has to do with whether you happen to work for the washington star or the washington post. you happen to work for upi or ap. and it starts with another -- it's interesting that so many of these i hadn't realized what i was doing. were about women who were saying this. just more interesting of how about that. washington star, which had once been the paper of record here, ceased publication on august 7, 1981. and this is what roberta draper said. aside from my husband's death, the day the washington star folded was the worst day of my life. i had no notice. my boss called at 6:00 a.m. to tell me so i wouldn't hear it on the radio. so i walked to the kitchen and made myself a manhattan. i thought, how many times do you have a death in the family? it was intense. i had been there since 1957. i started out as a copy boy. it was other wonderful place to work, even though it was conservative because they gave reporters absolute free rein. no one told you what you had to do. she then says a friend from nbc called with a job offer. i became anywhere senate producer which is a euphem
has to do with whether you happen to work for the washington star or the washington post. you happen to work for upi or ap. and it starts with another -- it's interesting that so many of these i hadn't realized what i was doing. were about women who were saying this. just more interesting of how about that. washington star, which had once been the paper of record here, ceased publication on august 7, 1981. and this is what roberta draper said. aside from my husband's death, the day the...
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and period when washington d.c. and five newspapers, but these press conferences allow newspaperwomen to be admitted into the male culture of washington politics if only on a very marginal level. did these press conferences and eleanor roosevelt helped 350 of them for women reporters only while she was first lady. did they help eleanor enhance her own journalism career through not working with other women? a third question, to what extent did they facilitate opportunities for women to bond with each other and promotes an alternative journalistic culture to be male-dominated one that excluded them. then there is an overreaching question that i raised in the book and i would love to hear your answers to, after we get to the q&a, did the conferences help or hurt the women professionally who covered them? i will tell you the reasons people hurt women and some of the reasons people thought they helped them and you can decide. a step backwards to the first washington woman journalist of the 1830s who published two newspap
and period when washington d.c. and five newspapers, but these press conferences allow newspaperwomen to be admitted into the male culture of washington politics if only on a very marginal level. did these press conferences and eleanor roosevelt helped 350 of them for women reporters only while she was first lady. did they help eleanor enhance her own journalism career through not working with other women? a third question, to what extent did they facilitate opportunities for women to bond with...
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the washington press: politics, prejudice, and persistence." the annual festival is hosted by the franklin did roosevelt presidential library of museum in hyde park, new york. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. my name is jeff urban, and education specialist at the roosevelt presidential library and museum and a map of the library and museum i would like to welcome all of you in our audience here today and those of you at home watching on c-span for the 10th annual roosevelt reading special. franzen was a plan for the library to become a premier research institution for the study of the entire roosevelt era. the library's research room a consistent one of the busiest of all the presidential libraries. this year's group of authors reflect the wide variety of research that's done you. let me quickly go over the format for the festival's concurrent session. at the top of each are a session begins with a 30 minute author talk. followed by a 10 minute question and answer pair. in the office move to the table in the lobby next to the new deal
the washington press: politics, prejudice, and persistence." the annual festival is hosted by the franklin did roosevelt presidential library of museum in hyde park, new york. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning. my name is jeff urban, and education specialist at the roosevelt presidential library and museum and a map of the library and museum i would like to welcome all of you in our audience here today and those of you at home watching on c-span for the 10th annual roosevelt...
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this was a friend of washington's, who was related to washington. a business partner of washington. interestingly enough, stewart laid the cornerstone here in the 1791 masonic ritual. the infamous compromise of 1790 is what finally sealed the deal. it had to do with the assumption of debt. after the revolution work of it was a lot of debt that have been taken on by the various states. and the politics of this is, the southern states have largely paid off their debts but the northern states had not. so i alexandria hamilton, wanted the federal government to assume these events. james madison was against that, but madison and virginia is one of the capital on the potomac river. so there was a famous dinner that was held at monticello, thomas jefferson south, where thomas jefferson invited james madison and alexandria hamilton, and then over dinner at monticello and perhaps a few glasses of beer, they struck the compromise of 1790 which was the federal government would assume the debt, the wartime debt from the revolutionary war, in exchange for the capital being placed right here on t
this was a friend of washington's, who was related to washington. a business partner of washington. interestingly enough, stewart laid the cornerstone here in the 1791 masonic ritual. the infamous compromise of 1790 is what finally sealed the deal. it had to do with the assumption of debt. after the revolution work of it was a lot of debt that have been taken on by the various states. and the politics of this is, the southern states have largely paid off their debts but the northern states had...
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washington said to his manager of mount vernon, lund washington, was his second cousin. when the bridge, the potomac, the burnt mount vernon, get out my books, and martha, presumably not in that order -- [laughter] he presumed he was going to lose everything. when jefferson eventually gets around to writing those famous words, our lives, our fortunes and our sacred on it, they sounded pretty rhetorical. a, they were for real. it was everything. it was all in. you had to be willing to do that. and he was willing. later in 1779, a british frigate comes up the potomac and lund washington says, okay, i'm going to send out this gift with fruit and presence to these the british captain. so he does that, and the british captain says hey, man, i'm just fishing for airing. i have no evil intent. he doesn't even know that this is mount vernon. so lund washington sends a report of this to george, sort of proud that he defended the homestead. and washington rights back and says, i am extremely distressed at what you have told me. you have sullied by honor. if it happens again, let t
washington said to his manager of mount vernon, lund washington, was his second cousin. when the bridge, the potomac, the burnt mount vernon, get out my books, and martha, presumably not in that order -- [laughter] he presumed he was going to lose everything. when jefferson eventually gets around to writing those famous words, our lives, our fortunes and our sacred on it, they sounded pretty rhetorical. a, they were for real. it was everything. it was all in. you had to be willing to do that....
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washington adopted the deception in all kind of things for example washington encouraged the development of the team's. a very small numbers of people and they were hunters. when they would go against the british, the officers would be sitting on horses way in back of the battlefield and they didn't go well and expose themselves with the sharpshooters could take off a british officer from 300 yards and they thought they were safe. all the americans could see is he is on a course. but the british officers were so frightened and they had no idea what they might do. so the british would tear off their insignia in the hopes they wouldn't be but of course they still sat on horses were. there is disorder in the field and washington used other forms of deception. so there is one case where washington is substantially corner on the big sandbar in the middle of a river in pennsylvania and the british officer got there late in the day he didn't want to start an attack in the dark so they can't on the shore and they did their thing with dinner and so on and periodically they would check during the
washington adopted the deception in all kind of things for example washington encouraged the development of the team's. a very small numbers of people and they were hunters. when they would go against the british, the officers would be sitting on horses way in back of the battlefield and they didn't go well and expose themselves with the sharpshooters could take off a british officer from 300 yards and they thought they were safe. all the americans could see is he is on a course. but the...
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xx i first came to washington, d.c. in 2000 as a congressional correspondent for the associated press. after spending several years in colombia south carolina and albany new york. now, i am originally from mississippi, the son of two public school teachers come in and being from mississippi, the one thing my parents made sure that i knew was my history. it was almost a state requirement in mississippi to know where you came from. so, when i left mississippi to go to south carolina, i had this desire to history and i studied the history of south carolina. i didn't the same thing when i went to upstate new york. i got involved in learning the african-american history of upstate new york which, by the way, is very vibrant. a lot of the underground railroads ended in upstate new york city have a very vibrant african-american community and history up there. but when i left albany new york to come to washington, d.c., and i knew i was hitting the mother lode. washington, d.c. on a new had to have a strong african-american his
xx i first came to washington, d.c. in 2000 as a congressional correspondent for the associated press. after spending several years in colombia south carolina and albany new york. now, i am originally from mississippi, the son of two public school teachers come in and being from mississippi, the one thing my parents made sure that i knew was my history. it was almost a state requirement in mississippi to know where you came from. so, when i left mississippi to go to south carolina, i had this...
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most of washington, the washington bureau, and the l.a. times did not have a great imprint until jack got there. i am not saying it had none. it didn't have anything like what it had after words. it had 17 reporters, when they retired he had 57 and so i called the washington bureau of the los angeles time the house that jack built. i will return to our wonderful guest, we have barbara matusow, jack's wife who took on completion, about 80% done, and the atlanta apart, parts were done and polished it and turned it into a spectacular read. everyone knows jimmy carter, former state senator. [laughter] >> am i going to try this one? president carter in new jack throughout his career and certainly if you did know him directly you knew his work and if i might take a moment to point out we have been joined, and by don't embarrass you, by mrs. carter, great to have you here tonight. [applause] and ambassador andrew young who is part of the movement but jack covered, subject of stories jack would have written as ambassador to the u. n, jack would ha
most of washington, the washington bureau, and the l.a. times did not have a great imprint until jack got there. i am not saying it had none. it didn't have anything like what it had after words. it had 17 reporters, when they retired he had 57 and so i called the washington bureau of the los angeles time the house that jack built. i will return to our wonderful guest, we have barbara matusow, jack's wife who took on completion, about 80% done, and the atlanta apart, parts were done and...
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he is pretty upset with washington and upset with congress. he is not sure that things are so good with this revolutionary idea. by the time he gets to valley forge he brings lucy in on a stagecoach and there's a wonderful comment from matt green who looks at the reunion of lucy and henry and says this is the ur freak a wonderful married couple. well, in philadelphia meanwhile the british have occupy than andre has been long since set free and he is very involved in social events. you know philadelphia is now a winter camp, a playground for the british. he organizes and helps the other organized and hunts and gaming things and of course there are also other shall we say proper things like ruffles and so on but it's become a playground for the british. there are loads and loads of imported goods in philadelphia and it's become a miniature london. the quakers of philadelphia, those patriots who did not flee are horrified at this licentious behavior of these men who are on winter recreation break and just absolutely horrified. but, so it goes. no
he is pretty upset with washington and upset with congress. he is not sure that things are so good with this revolutionary idea. by the time he gets to valley forge he brings lucy in on a stagecoach and there's a wonderful comment from matt green who looks at the reunion of lucy and henry and says this is the ur freak a wonderful married couple. well, in philadelphia meanwhile the british have occupy than andre has been long since set free and he is very involved in social events. you know...
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the worst thing that washington could imagine, i'm talking about washington has become a city, capital, could imagine, was actually supporting anybody who youth, who had liberated slaves and was using them to fight a revolution. so it was very, the reputation began to get worse and worse because every, thus led i think, against bolivar come including the fact a lot of people were dying in this revolution, this bloody revolution didn't speak well for the whole enterprise. thank you. [applause] >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search. you can also shoot anything you see a booktv.org easily by clicking sure on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. look tv streams live online for 40 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. booktv.org. ..
the worst thing that washington could imagine, i'm talking about washington has become a city, capital, could imagine, was actually supporting anybody who youth, who had liberated slaves and was using them to fight a revolution. so it was very, the reputation began to get worse and worse because every, thus led i think, against bolivar come including the fact a lot of people were dying in this revolution, this bloody revolution didn't speak well for the whole enterprise. thank you. [applause]...
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it relates to george washington. in may 1775, george washington puts on his military uniform and decides to go to the second continental congress. he's the only one that's going to be wearing a military uniform. he's making a statement. he thinks the war has already begun. and it has, we know, in retrospect. lexington and concord have happened in april. bunker hill is going to happen in june, which is actually one of the bloodiest battles in the war, but i know that chronology is the last refuge of the feebleminded, but it is the only refuge for historians. noticed this, it's underreported, under discussed in history texts. the war starts 15 months before independence is declared. it's going to cause, it's going to shake things in this explanation is that i'm going to offer you. anyway, washington is getting ready to leave mount vernon and he says to his -- what is that? >> [inaudible] >> flood warning, right. [laughter] biblical here. [laughter] somebody gave me that line. thank you, sir. washington said he was mana
it relates to george washington. in may 1775, george washington puts on his military uniform and decides to go to the second continental congress. he's the only one that's going to be wearing a military uniform. he's making a statement. he thinks the war has already begun. and it has, we know, in retrospect. lexington and concord have happened in april. bunker hill is going to happen in june, which is actually one of the bloodiest battles in the war, but i know that chronology is the last...
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these noble souls marched to washington, d.c. to tell the nation that despite the repudiation of their fundamental dignity, that they were indeed dignified, that they were blessed is the beauty of moral purpose that could never be exhausted by the infernal and hateful resistance of bull connor, of clark, the sheriff in alabama, those in georgia, those across the nation and, indeed, the south, who did not understand that what these people possessed was mightier than money, was deeper than the rivers that flowed beneath this nation at its founding. they tap into an eternal spirit of resistance in the name of the spirit and of faith and of family and of the quiet dignity of the american dream. martin luther king, jr. colors that dream powerfully that day. is sweet cadence gave voice to a people who knew that at our best we belong shoulder to shoulder with the great figures in american society. that despite the refusal to acknowledge who we are, and, indeed, then were as people, that our rhetoric would appeal to the nation, even the
these noble souls marched to washington, d.c. to tell the nation that despite the repudiation of their fundamental dignity, that they were indeed dignified, that they were blessed is the beauty of moral purpose that could never be exhausted by the infernal and hateful resistance of bull connor, of clark, the sheriff in alabama, those in georgia, those across the nation and, indeed, the south, who did not understand that what these people possessed was mightier than money, was deeper than the...
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but it just got built when we moved to washington--or they moved to washington. c-span: when did your father meet your mother? >> guest: in 1912, they met in a museum in new york city. my father had picked up a friend, and they were driving downtown in an old car that he had called a stanley steamer. and he picked up this friend whom he didn't either know very well or like very much and said that he would like to give him a ride, but he was going to stop off at a japanese print show. and they did that, and they saw my mother walking around in the show. and my father said to his friend, 'that's the woman i'm going to marry.' and so the friend said, 'well, then you have to speak to her.' my father said, 'no, no, that would spoil everything. one of us is going to meet her, and whoever meets her first will call the other one.' and about two weeks later, the friend called my father and said, 'guess what?' and he said, 'you've met the girl.' and he said, 'damn you, i have, and i've arranged that we're all going to have dinner.' and from then--for two years--that was on
but it just got built when we moved to washington--or they moved to washington. c-span: when did your father meet your mother? >> guest: in 1912, they met in a museum in new york city. my father had picked up a friend, and they were driving downtown in an old car that he had called a stanley steamer. and he picked up this friend whom he didn't either know very well or like very much and said that he would like to give him a ride, but he was going to stop off at a japanese print show. and...
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george washington did sleep here. john carlisle that is one of the founders and alexandria and his brother also is the founder of alexandria. the sister so the two families got together frequently. they would come here and you can see they would stay all night here. after john died in 1780, he continued to come here to visit with members of the family. she dined with carlyle's the five daughter and her family. you see where george washington with a diamond with carlyle -- would dine with carlyle. george washington dined here many times. these are hand carved and using the office down below. this is an impediment in american history. in 1755, they came to town for the war. she chose carlisle to be his headquarters. he called a conference of the governors and this was the grandest, christopher held up until then either probably was until the continental congress in philadelphia 20 years later and they met in this room to play and low war and one of the things to talk about is how to pay for the war. remember taxation wi
george washington did sleep here. john carlisle that is one of the founders and alexandria and his brother also is the founder of alexandria. the sister so the two families got together frequently. they would come here and you can see they would stay all night here. after john died in 1780, he continued to come here to visit with members of the family. she dined with carlyle's the five daughter and her family. you see where george washington with a diamond with carlyle -- would dine with...
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washington. we're going to begin with tyrone in d.c. hi, tyrone, you're on booktv live. >> caller: hello, ms. washington. i appreciate, i appreciate what you have done in terms of talking about some of the medical efficacy issues that doctors deal with on a daily basis, and when you, you have a -- [inaudible] onset illness, some doctors will confer with some of their contemporaries through nih and some of the other medical institutions. and once they come up with a simplistic idea of let's say paralysis or a spinal cord injury, they're very, very hesitant to make a definitive diagnosis even after doing numerous amount of tests and then going, going to have their colleagues look at it and come back with a consensus of what could this possibly be. and i've gone through this for the last eight years. and i was wondering if you had any comments about doctors -- >> host: thank you, tyrone. harriet washington? >> guest: i'm afraid i could not hear some of your question, tyrone. i understand that you ar
washington. we're going to begin with tyrone in d.c. hi, tyrone, you're on booktv live. >> caller: hello, ms. washington. i appreciate, i appreciate what you have done in terms of talking about some of the medical efficacy issues that doctors deal with on a daily basis, and when you, you have a -- [inaudible] onset illness, some doctors will confer with some of their contemporaries through nih and some of the other medical institutions. and once they come up with a simplistic idea of...
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here in washington d.c. we think if we got people to respect each other more, think what's happening on the anacostia river. the initiative we started to get the focus of the country off of the mall. the other one was the engine to diversify our economy. the real reason was i remember was running for mayor and everybody asked me what he going to do to bring the city together? i couldn't really see having conferences and i couldn't see giving great speeches because i don't do that. what we are going to do is we are going to have a project that is real to everybody and meaningful to everyone and that anyone can get their hands on and work on and feel a sense of ownership. i think that is what the anacostia has been about. i think when you're at a local level and this is their point of view, when you are the local level you are more likely to find projects like that. when you're at the federal level at 60000 feet it's very hard to find a project that is tangible concrete that people on the local level on a comm
here in washington d.c. we think if we got people to respect each other more, think what's happening on the anacostia river. the initiative we started to get the focus of the country off of the mall. the other one was the engine to diversify our economy. the real reason was i remember was running for mayor and everybody asked me what he going to do to bring the city together? i couldn't really see having conferences and i couldn't see giving great speeches because i don't do that. what we are...
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we all know about george washington. we study washington with brilliant and delaware on christmas night during the revolution. we find that the teenage washington, on more than one occasion, basically goes back home in fear because he puts pen to paper and he writes. he once wrote a poem in yet another girl turned him down. we all understand and know that our country's leaders have been shaped by the hand of a woman, often the mother, and i'm here to tell you that sometimes it is we take this program -- is a legend of fairness alleged misbehavior. related to the book, what my thought was is during world war ii, general eisenhower is having a long-term affair with an attractive young british driver. imagine if eisenhower's affair came out during world war ii. one with a personal aide in secretary and [inaudible] the dresser and undress her as well. what we found out about this misbehavior, and what we threw him out of office. a very young george washington was writing very romantic letters to a woman who is not mrs. washi
we all know about george washington. we study washington with brilliant and delaware on christmas night during the revolution. we find that the teenage washington, on more than one occasion, basically goes back home in fear because he puts pen to paper and he writes. he once wrote a poem in yet another girl turned him down. we all understand and know that our country's leaders have been shaped by the hand of a woman, often the mother, and i'm here to tell you that sometimes it is we take this...
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[laughter] they are people who made washington work for them. jimmy is a socialite and kurt is a longtime aide to congressman darrell ice that describes himself but as an opportunist. not the although raised on the politics of west wing the media culture literally in griffin came to washington and found the father figure with darrell i said it was so completely a neighbor with his own narrative that he felt the need to tell me all about it . . ready males these are written by members of congress and eventually he was fired and is in chapter eight. but those who are extremely powerful whether president to the united states nor senate majority leader harry reid or the next governor of virginia and again is at looks at the entire world people who tried to scramble to the top of the pecking order. >> you have made the point that despite the fact people say washington is divided as though interconnected and the players that have that connection it goes without saying that washingtonians don't know these people that they are fully divorced so not so m
[laughter] they are people who made washington work for them. jimmy is a socialite and kurt is a longtime aide to congressman darrell ice that describes himself but as an opportunist. not the although raised on the politics of west wing the media culture literally in griffin came to washington and found the father figure with darrell i said it was so completely a neighbor with his own narrative that he felt the need to tell me all about it . . ready males these are written by members of...
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but we study washington at yorktown. what brilliance. we study washington's courage and dashing crossing of the delware on christmas night, which saved the revolution. but who was george washington's girlfriends when he was a kid? and you find that washington boys basically goes back home in tear because he was turn down and turned to paper and wrote poems. he once wrote a dart has been thrown house hi heart when another girl turned him down. so during any studies me, professors didn't tell me about washington's teenage girlfriends. it provides us with a knew -- new way of understanding presidents. we all know our countries leaders have often times been shaped by the hands of a woman, often a mother, offer a wife, and sometimes that of the mistress as well. it's in the newsed to, general david petraeus is still dominating the headlines with hi alleged affair and misbehavior. related to the book. what my first thought when that's happened to petraeus, was during world war ii, general eisenhower was having a long-term fair with an attracti
but we study washington at yorktown. what brilliance. we study washington's courage and dashing crossing of the delware on christmas night, which saved the revolution. but who was george washington's girlfriends when he was a kid? and you find that washington boys basically goes back home in tear because he was turn down and turned to paper and wrote poems. he once wrote a dart has been thrown house hi heart when another girl turned him down. so during any studies me, professors didn't tell me...
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mostly washington. >>c-span: people and get the post and washington and they are cynical of the power and control and how would you tell them about the people that are away from here that you do not have too much power? >> guest: i tried to explain the paper of a magazine or a television or magazine are for instance "the post" has the power to inform people and if they cover it well, it matters because you talk to the government as well as people in washington. but sometimes people thank you go upstairs to talk to the editors. you don't. i mean about a story you don't see the story before they get in the paper. you have the power to take an editor the you think for a publisher or whenever to do the job well in general but after that they have autonomy. indeed have the power of what people envision you as having to influence the events directly it sounds like more goodies to shoes. >>c-span: do said news columns had to be detached although recognizing there is no such thing as objectivity. >> guest: deta
mostly washington. >>c-span: people and get the post and washington and they are cynical of the power and control and how would you tell them about the people that are away from here that you do not have too much power? >> guest: i tried to explain the paper of a magazine or a television or magazine are for instance "the post" has the power to inform people and if they cover it well, it matters because you talk to the government as well as people in washington. but...
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gillette said that this was george washington's hometown. george washington stuck there. many times. probably his favorite tavern near. george washington did sleep pier . built by john carlisle who was the founder of alexandria. in his big brother also was a founder of alexandria. both washington's wife was a sister. so they got together frequently. there would come here. you can see him stay on nighter. after he died in 1780, george washington continued to come here to visit with members of the carlyle family. the whole side. see where george washington. this is the dining room of the carlyle house. hand carved woodwork. said flooring. the office, george weston to nine here. this was an important part of american history. in 1755 he came to town for the french and indian war. the headquarters because . the colonial governors. this was the grandest congress ever held on this continent. it probably wasn't the greatest congress, the continental congress in philadelphia. the plan, the french and indian war. out a pair for the work. what was suggested. taxation without repres
gillette said that this was george washington's hometown. george washington stuck there. many times. probably his favorite tavern near. george washington did sleep pier . built by john carlisle who was the founder of alexandria. in his big brother also was a founder of alexandria. both washington's wife was a sister. so they got together frequently. there would come here. you can see him stay on nighter. after he died in 1780, george washington continued to come here to visit with members of...
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as most of you know who note any history of george washington from george washington participate in the french and indian war. that was probably his first real military experience. and one of the officers serving under him, the most doug ridder officer under him was officer dandridge who was a lineal ancestor of logan beirne i believe on his mothers side. and, indeed, after an important battle, one of the few battles the george washington actually one, against, he turned over the sash of general braddock to his trusted and decorated officer, officer dandridge. and we have the sash here today. which we will award to logan beirne. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you. >> the braddock sash. which makes logan beirn logan by upper of the author for today's book. >> they carried braddock's body in islam might take it off. it's funny because professor eskridge and i, our families tobacco long way to colonial virginia. in fact, the last time that we sat around speaking of articulate about politics, it started a revolution. so are you sure this is safe? if yale law school as a hotbed. >> so this a
as most of you know who note any history of george washington from george washington participate in the french and indian war. that was probably his first real military experience. and one of the officers serving under him, the most doug ridder officer under him was officer dandridge who was a lineal ancestor of logan beirne i believe on his mothers side. and, indeed, after an important battle, one of the few battles the george washington actually one, against, he turned over the sash of...
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another march on washington was planned in 1941. it was led by a. philip randolph with the help of two women named lilo lane and pauline maier's. philip randolph called for african-americans to come to the nation's capital on july 1 to draw attention to discrimination in hiring practices send in the military. the march never took place because president roosevelt signed executive order 8802 which bans discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries and government. the march on washington movement was established then to continue to fight for equality for african-americans. and it was organized largely by three women lately lain pauline maier's and a woman named apple king. they developed a slogan for the movement. nonviolence, goodwill, direct action. in other words than courage to african-americans to resist discrimination by direct action taken with goodwill in mind in a nonviolent manner. they planned mass protest over the united states in 1942 and 1943. the march on washington movement train people to participate in pickets and
another march on washington was planned in 1941. it was led by a. philip randolph with the help of two women named lilo lane and pauline maier's. philip randolph called for african-americans to come to the nation's capital on july 1 to draw attention to discrimination in hiring practices send in the military. the march never took place because president roosevelt signed executive order 8802 which bans discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries and government. the march on...
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it's troubling if you don't know how washington works, it's pretty hard to make washington work on behalf of the rest of the country. the second factor is the money chase. a typical senator esterase type of dollars every single day he or she is in office. in the last cycle, there were two races for the money spent on both sides exceeded $80 million. the money chase is becoming more and more of an extraordinary problem, not only for the time it takes them in the last two years have been a six-year term, a senator would typically spend anywhere from half to three fourths of his time doing nothing but raising money. but also exacerbates the limited opportunities to get to know your other colleagues. so the money chase is becoming far more pronounced and the citizens united decision has only exacerbated the problem even more seriously. vice president mondale said it well. he said the pressure of money in politics and its power to destroy the public trust is a threat to the senate and to the nation. i couldn't say it any better. the third factor is a combination of two things really. the redra
it's troubling if you don't know how washington works, it's pretty hard to make washington work on behalf of the rest of the country. the second factor is the money chase. a typical senator esterase type of dollars every single day he or she is in office. in the last cycle, there were two races for the money spent on both sides exceeded $80 million. the money chase is becoming more and more of an extraordinary problem, not only for the time it takes them in the last two years have been a...
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they're mostly posted overseas, the foreign service institute is in washington, in spokane and of washington state they probably don't know them. and the foreign service could do itself a huge favor by stitching itself more closely into american society perhaps suggestions have they could do zaph and one is what diplomats like about themselves is complicated multinational negotiations like climate change because it is hard and intellectually difficult to master the material but what americans value is if your brother gets arrested in el salvador that american diplomats will see him in jail to make sure he is treated fairly and to ensure that protections that any american citizen will have are afforded to him and they view as the least important responsibility talented people don't go into consular affairs so it's a chess that after september a levin, so much funding and attention which to security and counselor affairs but american diplomats in the first line of defense they give the be set to foreigners who might come to the united states. the people who'd do that are the youngest foreign s
they're mostly posted overseas, the foreign service institute is in washington, in spokane and of washington state they probably don't know them. and the foreign service could do itself a huge favor by stitching itself more closely into american society perhaps suggestions have they could do zaph and one is what diplomats like about themselves is complicated multinational negotiations like climate change because it is hard and intellectually difficult to master the material but what americans...
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moves to washington as head of the washington bureau. now, l.a. didn't, the l.a. times did not have a great imprint in washington until jack got there. i'm not saying it had none. when he got there, it had 17 reporters, when he retired, they had 57. so i call the washington bureau of the los angeles times the house that jack built. [laughter] i'm going to turn now to our wonderful guests. we have barbara mat due sow who took on completion of scoop. the atlanta parts, the southern parts were pretty much done. she finished it, she polished it, and she turned it into a spectacular read. everyone here knows jimmy carter, former state senator. [laughter] you know, all day i wondered am i going to really try this one? [laughter] president carter knew jack throughout his career and, certainly, if he didn't know him directly, he knew his work. and if i might just take a moment and point out that we've been joined, i hope i don't embarrass you, by mrs. carter, i notice. it's good to have you here tonight. [applause] and ambassador andrew young who, certainly, is part of th
moves to washington as head of the washington bureau. now, l.a. didn't, the l.a. times did not have a great imprint in washington until jack got there. i'm not saying it had none. when he got there, it had 17 reporters, when he retired, they had 57. so i call the washington bureau of the los angeles times the house that jack built. [laughter] i'm going to turn now to our wonderful guests. we have barbara mat due sow who took on completion of scoop. the atlanta parts, the southern parts were...
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for example, we all know about george washington. who were george washington's conference? that teenage washington on more than one occasion basically goes back home because she was turned down. puts pen to paper. roses are red, violets are blue. this is a different look to washington. during my degrees and doctoral studies by professors did not tell me about washington's teenage your friend. so it's kind of fun, and that think it provides us with an important lands to my new way of understanding. we all know that our country's leaders have oftentimes been shaped by the hand of a woman, often a mother and often a wife. i'm here to tell you, sometimes of a mistress as well. it's in the news today as we take this program. dominating the headlines with his alleged affair and is this behavior to be related to the book, what my first thought was during world war ii general eisenhower was having a long-term affair with an attractive young british driver name case some speed. pant with general hires a young female model to be his aide instead of a major error captain or medal winn
for example, we all know about george washington. who were george washington's conference? that teenage washington on more than one occasion basically goes back home because she was turned down. puts pen to paper. roses are red, violets are blue. this is a different look to washington. during my degrees and doctoral studies by professors did not tell me about washington's teenage your friend. so it's kind of fun, and that think it provides us with an important lands to my new way of...
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as we speak i've been writing at "the wall street journal" about a big fight washington, d.c. is having with a one to require wal-mart to people dollars and 50 cents per hour to the workers now wal-mart is saying if you do this we may not locate in washington, d.c.. we may locate in the outer region because we can't afford this $12.50 sent wheat rage -- rate. who would the people be that are hurt cracks that three or 400 people that wouldn't get those jobs but more importantly, wal-mart gives people everyday low prices. you go into wal-mart today you can get damn near anything you want for 99 cents. there's a number of studies to suggest -- this is something to think about -- wal-mart has done more to lift the living standards of poor people than all of the government anti-poverty programs over the last year's. >> so more in the senior economics writer for "the wall street journal" editorial page, is income inequality something we should keep an eye on? >> sure. absolutely. there is no question if you look over the last 30 years you've seen an immense amount of fortune. almost
as we speak i've been writing at "the wall street journal" about a big fight washington, d.c. is having with a one to require wal-mart to people dollars and 50 cents per hour to the workers now wal-mart is saying if you do this we may not locate in washington, d.c.. we may locate in the outer region because we can't afford this $12.50 sent wheat rage -- rate. who would the people be that are hurt cracks that three or 400 people that wouldn't get those jobs but more importantly,...
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she later taught journalism for five years at american university in washington. lynn olson has written six books of history including the national best-seller citizens of london which is also on sale of the politics and prose tent. her latest book which i just finished is just terrific. "those angry days: roosevelt, lindbergh, and america's fight over world war ii, 1939-1941" tells the story of the no-holds-barred debate that raged in the united states over what our nation should play in the second world war. in hindsight we remember world war ii as a time of extraordinary national unity. when our country came together to fight the last good war against the unquestionable evil of nazism and the imperialism of japan. but this book makes it clear that the decision to enter the work was ferociously controversial. president roosevelt we remember from history, a bold, decisive leader is not seen in this book. instead, roosevelt is portrayed as an extremely cautious politician, afraid to get ahead of public opinion. the people wanted fdr to lead them while he seems to
she later taught journalism for five years at american university in washington. lynn olson has written six books of history including the national best-seller citizens of london which is also on sale of the politics and prose tent. her latest book which i just finished is just terrific. "those angry days: roosevelt, lindbergh, and america's fight over world war ii, 1939-1941" tells the story of the no-holds-barred debate that raged in the united states over what our nation should...
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he was deaf on and washington. his evolution speech at the time was very influential as part of the whigs -- president polk decides they take too long now he wants the whole country in mexico pico people were open-minded we know he was the western united states but betty looks annexing all of mexico so they try to tap the brakes to keep it going forever. nicholas since they're waiting for the replacement never comes. winfield scott was to escort back to catch and shipped to mexico. he is stuck city decides i will negotiate the end of the war in the treaty is sent back to president polk he is outraged and ejected tailored misstate -- administration to compensate for expensive but president polk cannot send the treaty to the senate after he publicly said the terms and it is everything he asked for initially before he changed his mind to get the whole thing. lincoln and his colleagues very, very successful. with the hands on the omnibus postal will and benefits those in his district, he is a player with the issues of
he was deaf on and washington. his evolution speech at the time was very influential as part of the whigs -- president polk decides they take too long now he wants the whole country in mexico pico people were open-minded we know he was the western united states but betty looks annexing all of mexico so they try to tap the brakes to keep it going forever. nicholas since they're waiting for the replacement never comes. winfield scott was to escort back to catch and shipped to mexico. he is stuck...
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washington held a limited defense agreement with iranian but no one else. there were, for example, no u.s. troops in saudi arabia in 1990, nor any formal pledge to defend the kingdom or kuwait. in fact, on the eve of the iraq invasion as tensions grew, american policymakers put to reach of the coast states the idea that perhaps it's time for a joint exercise. a show somewhere in this together. only one, the united arab emirates even agreed to this limited demonstration of solidarity. they feared more than saddam, a public backlash from what they routinely called the great state. they directly told the ambassadors before the invasion. he felt secure in the belief that no arab government would ever allow the united states to use their land for that purpose, defending kuwait. why was he so secure in his belief? for us because of his view muslim state but reject the pollution of states on their soil and second because in practical terms, and mentioned it ever been so since 1979. other arab leaders pushed the following. saddam therefore believe muslims did would
washington held a limited defense agreement with iranian but no one else. there were, for example, no u.s. troops in saudi arabia in 1990, nor any formal pledge to defend the kingdom or kuwait. in fact, on the eve of the iraq invasion as tensions grew, american policymakers put to reach of the coast states the idea that perhaps it's time for a joint exercise. a show somewhere in this together. only one, the united arab emirates even agreed to this limited demonstration of solidarity. they...
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to call washington d.c.. some friends are over and he goes to bed around 12:00 at night. johnson was never one to sleep a lot. he changed into his pajamas and gets into a supersize king bed and he invites three of his aides to join him. there is johnson sitting in the bed propped up with pillows with lady bird tossing and turning trying to sleep next to him and laid out his vision of the great society. the great society was born within hours of the kennedy assassination. in a sense lyndon johnson is a visionary leader someone who had a clear sense of where he wanted to take the nation. this ingrained compassion for the poor and his desire to push along the kennedy civil rights legislation and to do things for senior citizens. you see i think a visionary johnson and also johnson who is a brilliant tech titian -- practitioner but you also see in these 24 hours the fatal flaw what would become the fatal flaw of the johnson presidency. lyndon johnson was devious and manipulative. he was so concerned and so worrie
to call washington d.c.. some friends are over and he goes to bed around 12:00 at night. johnson was never one to sleep a lot. he changed into his pajamas and gets into a supersize king bed and he invites three of his aides to join him. there is johnson sitting in the bed propped up with pillows with lady bird tossing and turning trying to sleep next to him and laid out his vision of the great society. the great society was born within hours of the kennedy assassination. in a sense lyndon...
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washington d.c. is an interesting place with a large black community with african-american culture and to board in 1855 and with the largest black middle class and the douglas want to be a part of that. by 1868 charles was working for the freedom year-old. this is the 80 and 68 city directory you can see charles douglas back then invade decoded the ethnicity. you don't see that anymore but that used to show the of the city. you can see charles douglas said the clerk for the bureau of refugee and to abandon the land he lives in potomac city can frederick douglass, jr. does anybody know where potomac city is now? it this is actually a mapping 8094 i will move here and hopefully you can still pick up the audio? this is a elisabeth starting in 1852 the first patient 1855. anime 80 in $6,732,000 to acquire this property james was the other land holder in the city and if you are familiar today this was where the public housing authority but this is still whole swath of the form. bridge read franklin come a
washington d.c. is an interesting place with a large black community with african-american culture and to board in 1855 and with the largest black middle class and the douglas want to be a part of that. by 1868 charles was working for the freedom year-old. this is the 80 and 68 city directory you can see charles douglas back then invade decoded the ethnicity. you don't see that anymore but that used to show the of the city. you can see charles douglas said the clerk for the bureau of refugee...
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we saw bipartisanship in california and washington. the republican leadership and the democratic leadership came together to fight against of the one time they wanted to be about them. >> thank you kevin >> yes, sir. >> are we done? i think we are done. >> we just got the cut off.
we saw bipartisanship in california and washington. the republican leadership and the democratic leadership came together to fight against of the one time they wanted to be about them. >> thank you kevin >> yes, sir. >> are we done? i think we are done. >> we just got the cut off.
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and he did that every year, such that it became a washington institution of course. more than that, wilson had this very progressive agenda. he thought in order to pass that, in order to emphasize its importance, i want to say to the congress homeport natives and i will do it by voting with my feet. it's a wilson, get this, wilson called 25 joint sessions of congress during his two terms. this is once every few months both in would show up, gave a speech, see this tariff address is extremely important. we've got to get a tariff bill moved. this labor bill, whatever it was, wilson would show up and gave a talk and 90 with the period that would be fine. it was extraordinary. then he did something even more extraordinary. wilson would show up the next day and he would sit in a little room in the capitol, a road that has basically been nine years since woodrow wilson as it had been unused before woodrow wilson. the room has a very complicated game. it is called the president's room. and it is an idea george washington had for the building of a capital and that there shou
and he did that every year, such that it became a washington institution of course. more than that, wilson had this very progressive agenda. he thought in order to pass that, in order to emphasize its importance, i want to say to the congress homeport natives and i will do it by voting with my feet. it's a wilson, get this, wilson called 25 joint sessions of congress during his two terms. this is once every few months both in would show up, gave a speech, see this tariff address is extremely...
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abigail adams, martha washington, margaret corbin, mercy otis warren, betty raz. >> martha washington, six, we're not going to get up to ten, are we? >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> that's another issue. she was part of a very interesting memoir. the point is that there were at least a million women who were witnesses or involved in the american revolution. but we don't know that much about them. and the accounts that we have from those who are left, and mrs. loring is a perfect example, among others, are very scant. there's only a few hints. we know, for instance, there were women spies, and we get a few sentences about that here and there. we know women during the lexington and con cold when the british were marching up the coast, american patriot women threw hot oil down on them. but we only have scraps. aside from the women you've mentioned, and this was a frustration to me, a real frustration. so i was curious. i said there has to be more accounts, and there has to be correspondence, and that is how i began writing the book. and the other one which, of course, always -- this intrigu
abigail adams, martha washington, margaret corbin, mercy otis warren, betty raz. >> martha washington, six, we're not going to get up to ten, are we? >> [inaudible] [laughter] >> that's another issue. she was part of a very interesting memoir. the point is that there were at least a million women who were witnesses or involved in the american revolution. but we don't know that much about them. and the accounts that we have from those who are left, and mrs. loring is a perfect...
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>> i have a variety of beads at the washington post. i covered the suburbs in the city of alexandria and covered the course general sessions that was now the superior court and i covered welfare and i covered education, the d.c. public schools. i was on the metro staff. >> totally were you a reporter for the post that the university of maryland following the field for a long time. what is the difference now for the female reporters in the 1960's and 70's? >> there is a difference of course. i still at the university of maryland. i am a graduate director of the college of journalism. we men have many more opportunities now than man but i still think it's harder for the women to fashion and the grass ceiling. one of the things in the book that i end with is how ironic it is that now women have the chance to be the leading figures in journalism and they have a chance to be the editors of the major newspapers. they have more chance than they used to have probably in television even. certainly in the print they have an opportunity. however,
>> i have a variety of beads at the washington post. i covered the suburbs in the city of alexandria and covered the course general sessions that was now the superior court and i covered welfare and i covered education, the d.c. public schools. i was on the metro staff. >> totally were you a reporter for the post that the university of maryland following the field for a long time. what is the difference now for the female reporters in the 1960's and 70's? >> there is a...
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certainly franklin said that first, washington said it, jefferson said it. they said it in different ways. alexander hamilton saw with astounding clarity the proportions and direction the american economy would take and put in place the early institutions to facilitate that. and in, at the stages since then, sometimes it was possible simply to sit back and allow events to take their course because they were on a benign course as generally was the case between the civil war and world war i. the country just grew. out atact tracted up to a million immigrants a year in the years just before world war i, and there were astounding growth rates. in the 1880s, the economic growth rate was approximately 8% per year, and it was already from the start the largest economy in the world. it wasn't like china in our time having tremendous growth rates but from a very low base. it was the world's greatest economy when that decade began, and it still grew at an astounding rate. and huge increases in productivity accompanied by pioneering advances in almost every industry; t
certainly franklin said that first, washington said it, jefferson said it. they said it in different ways. alexander hamilton saw with astounding clarity the proportions and direction the american economy would take and put in place the early institutions to facilitate that. and in, at the stages since then, sometimes it was possible simply to sit back and allow events to take their course because they were on a benign course as generally was the case between the civil war and world war i. the...
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what happens in colorado and washington state in november was truly unprecedented. before then, no modern jurisdiction had ever removed prohibition on the commercial production, distribution, or possession of marijuana for nonmedical purposes, not even the netherlands. that's interesting about this. people say, well, look at the netherlands, see what they did. you know, if you are over 18, and you walk into a coffee shops in amsterdam, you can buy up to five grams. they is an official policy of not end forcing the law against small transactions. it's legal in the front door of the coffee shops, but it's still illegal to produce and to sell the marijuana to the coffee shops so it's illegal actually. what that does is inflates the price. what was passed in washington and colorado would allow for-profit companies to produce. that's very different. this is very different from this other term that gets thrown around, decriminalization. people use criminalization and decriminalization interchangeably, and that's incorrect. you know, 18-19 states criminalize marijuana, but
what happens in colorado and washington state in november was truly unprecedented. before then, no modern jurisdiction had ever removed prohibition on the commercial production, distribution, or possession of marijuana for nonmedical purposes, not even the netherlands. that's interesting about this. people say, well, look at the netherlands, see what they did. you know, if you are over 18, and you walk into a coffee shops in amsterdam, you can buy up to five grams. they is an official policy of...
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walsh took this to war illegally in iraq and they did that washington was first. and he said the precedents. he seized this power of the president to take us to war without the concern of conagra's
walsh took this to war illegally in iraq and they did that washington was first. and he said the precedents. he seized this power of the president to take us to war without the concern of conagra's